The Russellville Democrat., 1887-08-03
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 his immediate locality than for years and good crop is assured. Cotton he says is needing rain and will soon suf- fer without it.
 1.-The fifth annual catalogue of the Searcy college has been received. This school is in charge of Prof. w. H. sharp as principal, with corps of ex- cellent assistants, and is fast taking rank among the best schools of the south. For catalogue address the prin- cipal at Searcy, Ark.
 --The Russellville and Morrilton base ball teams played very interest. ing game on the field of the latter last Thursday. The score stood 37 to 22 in favor of Russetlville. Joe Jacobson umpired the game and his decision gave the utmost satisfaction. The re- turn game will be played here Friday.
 Last Wednesday and Thursday the official records of the county were moved from Dover to this place and placed in position in the room prepared for them upstairs over Capt. Wilson's store. By Saturday every book and paper was in its proper place and thu machinery of the county government resumed it's wonted sway without jar or friction.
 Prof. Frank Knowlton, principal of our public school for the next term was presented with $25 gold headed cane, by the Faulkner teachers at Greenbriar last week. The teachers gave this very elegant present as a tribute of respect to the examiner and as an approval of his work during his term of office.
 Why purge yourself to death, and weaken your system with drastic ca thartics, when you can get Boling's Cherokee Chlll Cure that does not pro- duce single unpleasant symptom, and breaks the chills every time. Sold by W. G. Weimer, and by w. 5. Hinton, Atkins.
 How does Pope county propose to be represented in the State exposition at Little Rock next fall? The best specimens of corn, cotton, wheat, oats, grasses, fruit, timber, coal and miner al should be selected and properly pre- pared to be forwarded to Little Rock by the lst of October. This county can and must make a good exhibit. Let a meeting be called and an organized effort made to place our advantages and resources before the world.
 The new court house. the contract for the erection of which will be let August 10th, will be an imposing build ing, with every convenience for the comfort of the officers and the dispatch of their official duties. It will be larg- CT, too, than the bond calls for, the bondsman feeling a just pride in giv- ing the county the best court house in the district. The building will be rushed to completion as soon as men and means can do it.
 --Messrs. Gabe Manning and Thos. Billings were arraigned before Justice Mckinney Monday morning on q charge of stealing watermelons from the patch of John Ferguson, near Nor ristown. The charge was sustained and punishment fixed at $l0 fine and 90 minutes imprisonment. Manning was also tried on the same day for two other otfenses. namely, carrying con- session jewelry that dida't belong to him. In each case he was fined $50.
 Prof Wood, E Thompson, our in- defatigable Superin tendent of Public Instruction, assisted in the organiza- tion of the district teachers institute. He is an earnest and jealous worker in the cause os education and if the pub- lie school interest in this state is not built up it will not be because of the lack of persistent and we'll directed ef- fort on his part. We acknowledge sev- eral pleasant calls from him during his stay.
 --The drouth in some sections of this county, lasting as It has for seven week, has been severe and most dam aging to crops of all kinds, yet it is not as bad as in some other sections of the country. Western Missouri and east ern Kansas suffers from the severest drouth in ten years. In portions of Illinois and Michigan there has been no rain since March Corn is dead in the fields, and the forest trees are as bare as in mid winter. The people for tunately have supplies ahead and no great suffering is anticipated.
 The normal teachers institute for this judicial district, with Prof. J. J.. Doyne, of Lonoke in charge, convened at the College building Monday morn | ing, with a fair attendance of teachers. The programme covers wide range of appropriate subjects and the discuss ions are intensely interesting and in- structive. A report of the proceedings up to the close of the session Tuesday afternoon has been kindly furnished us by the secretary and can be found in another place.
 LATER lowing to the crowded con- dition of our columns we are unable to publish this week the proceedings furn- ished us. Next week we will give a | full report. From the proceedings we learn the following teachers are in at tendance: NJ. H. Baird, W. A. Moifltt, J. II. Brooks, J. T. Puckett, W. A. Baird, A. b. James, 5. N. Davis, A. J. Pollard, |. D. Brooks, J. K. Linzey, F. c. Kirkscey, w. N. Oates, Miss Sallie Weimer, W. G. Bullock, J. NJ. Camp bell, J. T. Wharton and Prof. w. c. Smith.
 Our people were inexpressabiy shocked Monday afternoon by the sud- den and entirely unexpected death of l the wife of Rev. II. B. Milner, a most estimable lady. But limited number of her friends knew of her sickness, In fact 1t was of short duration. She re- tired Sunday night apparently feeling as we'll IS usual, but ere morning came a congestiye chill seized her. from the effects of which she never recovered. She expired about ? :30 Monday afler- noon. The funeral occurred at the grave at o'clock Tuesday afternoon and was largely attended by sorrow